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Thursday, October 20, 2016

Clinton's acceptance speech as the Democratic presidential nominee
featured numerous lies amidst her boring lack of charisma, but one of
her biggest lies was that she wasn't going to take away anyone's guns.

"I'm
not here to repeal the 2nd Amendment. I'm not here to take away your
guns. I just don't want you to be shot by someone who shouldn't have a
gun in the first place," Clinton said.
"We should be working with responsible gun owners to pass common-sense
reforms and keep guns out of the hands of criminals, terrorists and all
others who would do us harm."

Here are five reasons why we know she's lying about this.1. Hillary has said she would consider implementing Australia's gun ban. Back in October, Clinton was asked at a campaign event in New Hampshire if the U.S. could put forth an Australia-style gun ban.

"I think it would be worth considering doing it on the national level, if that could be arranged," Clinton replied.

As Katie Pavlich wrote in The Hill
at the time, Clinton was essentially considering "a mandated national
buyback program" and "getting rid of handguns in the United States."

It's also worth noting that Australia's gun ban had no effect on reducing gun homicides.2.
Hillary will likely appoint a Supreme Court justice to overturn D.C. v.
Heller, where the Court recognized the right to bear arms enshrined in
the Second Amendment. In an interview with ABC's George Stephanopoulos, Clinton said:

I
think that for most of our history, there was a nuanced reading of the
Second Amendment until the decision by the late Justice Scalia and there
was no argument until then that localities and states and the federal
government had a right, as we do with every amendment, to impose
reasonable regulation.

But as National Review's Daniel Payne pointed out,
Justice Antonin Scalia, who wrote the majority opinion, actually did
say that regulations that set "conditions and qualifications on the
commercial sale of arms" were permissible under the Second Amendment,
which Scalia wrote was not absolute. It's possible Clinton doesn't know
this, but not likely.

Because she is not stupid, Hillary Clinton understands that there is
no meaningful distinction between Heller and the Second Amendment
itself; to get rid of one is, effectively, to get rid of the other,"
writes Payne. "It is silly, insulting, and alarming that she still
insists upon pretending otherwise."
Additionally, Crime Research Prevention Center president John Lott has noted
that Clinton is essentially saying that the D.C. handgun ban that was
struck down in Heller was "reasonable," and that Justices Ruth Bader
Ginsburg and Stephen Breyer, both of whom were appointed by her husband,
voted against Heller. Justice Elena Kagan actually "served in the
Clinton administration and helped lead the President’s gun control
initiatives," according to Lott.

"If Hillary wins in November,
she will appoint Scalia’s successor and the Supreme Court will overturn
the Heller decision," writes Lott. "Make no mistake about it, gun bans
will return."

3. She has called for suing gun manufacturers to the ground. Clinton has called for repealing the Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act, which would allow gun manufacturers to be sued for gun deaths. As The Daily Wire has explained,
this policy would be incredibly dumb because the gun manufacturers are
already held liable if they sell a defective gun, but they're not
responsible for how their guns are used. It would simply be a back-door
way for leftists like Clinton to dry up the supply of guns,
since repealing PLCA​A would subject the gun manufacturers to frivolous
lawsuits that would bankrupt them.

But as The Daily Wire has written,
this would essentially deny thousands of law-abiding citizens who are
mistakenly on the terror watch list their constitutional right to a
firearm, not to mention the fact that being on the terror watch list
does not prevent someone from flying.

5. Hillary also
has also supported measures to raise the costs of firearms, another
backdoor method of preventing American citizens from obtaining them. Clinton
has pledged to go "go further than Obama" with implementing gun control
via executive order, which includes expanding background checks. As
Lott has pointed out,
this raises the costs of firearms. Lott also notes that Clinton had
previously called for a 25 percent handgun sales tax in 1993, and she
would not disavow her previous support when George Stephanopoulos
pressed her on it.

4. Hillary has also advocated for banning those on the terror watch list from owning a gun. But as The Daily Wire has written,
this would essentially deny thousands of law-abiding citizens who are
mistakenly on the terror watch list their constitutional right to a
firearm, not to mention the fact that being on the terror watch list
does not prevent someone from flying. 5. Hillary also has also supported measures to raise the
costs of firearms, another backdoor method of preventing American
citizens from obtaining them. Clinton has pledged to go "go
further than Obama" with implementing gun control via executive order,
which includes expanding background checks. As Lott has pointed out,
this raises the costs of firearms. Lott also notes that Clinton had
previously called for a 25 percent handgun sales tax in 1993, and she
would not disavow her previous support when George Stephanopoulos
pressed her on it.http://www.dailywire.com/news/7928/watch-hillary-im-not-here-take-away-your-guns-here-aaron-bandler